3 hours and 30 minutes

mingyu felt drowsy. staying up late last night and then getting stuck inside an elevator the next day can really tire a person. he felt his eyelids slowly drop but he tried to fight off the feeling of exhaustion as much as he can. he stretched, he stared at his fingers, look inside the bag with the already melted chocolate bar, but no, nothing worked and he just felt himself getting tired all over again.

wonwoo on the other hand looked like he didn't even notice he was falling asleep sitting crossed legs inside an elevator. mingyu could hear his gentle snores and mingyu felt a little jealous that the boy could sleep so soundly.

but falling asleep was the least of mingyu's problems right now because for one, he was still trapped. as much as he seemed like he enjoyed his time [really enjoyed] letting the minutes pass by watching the boy next to him, he still wanted to get out. he still wanted to climb up onto his bed and fall asleep peacefully in a place where he was comfortable in.

3 hours felt like forever.

mingyu sighed and told himself that since it does not seem like there was any progress on their situation and that wonwoo was fast asleep, he might as well get some rest too. as soon as he closes his eyes, he felt a sudden weight press against his shoulder. he glances down and notices that wonwoo was probably so tired and oblivious that he didn't realize that he was leaning on mingyu.

mingyu laughed to himself quietly and finally shut his eyes.

3 hours and 40 minutes.

a sudden whirring noise, almost like a roaring engine, wakes mingyu up from his slumber. he felt the floor beneath him vibrate slightly. mingyu looked onto his shoulder and wonwoo was still leaning on him, eyes both shut tight.

the elevator was finally moving.

"w-wonwoo, wake up! t-the elevator, it's moving!" mingyu stutters excitedly as he shook the boy gently next to him.

"hm...??" wonwoo groans a little, eyes barely even opening.

"the elevator is moving!" mingyu gives a wide smile.

wonwoo rubbed his tired eyes and made an attempt to open them. "shit does that mean we're getting out?" he says.

"probably. hopefully."

though the elevator was moving, it was moving really slow. still, it was better than nothing. the two boys sit patiently on the floor waiting for the doors to finally open to reveal the outside world.

finally, after a few minutes, the elevator stops. the two boys hear the familiar 'ting' sound.

almost like a scene from a movie, almost like entering the gates of heaven with the sounds of singing angels in the background, the doors of the elevator finally open, setting them free.

mingyu and wonwoo were greeted by tiny crowd of people surrounding the elevator. there were repairmen, guards, other tenants from the building and even their roommates. they all cheered and smiled as soon as they saw the two boys get out safely.

"sir, are you okay?" one of the repairmen asked mingyu worriedly.

"ah sir, yes of course. im fine. it's okay." mingyu smiles kindly at him and reassures the other people around him that he was okay.

"dude what the fuck? what happened?" mingyu sees his room mate seungcheol push through the crowd. seungcheol approached him with a worried look on his face.

"the elevator broke down i guess." mingyu shrugs like it was nothing.

"you were stuck there for almost four hours and you're shrugging? man, what the hell?" seungcheol shoves mingyu a little.

"it was fine. it's not like im hurt or anything." mingyu smiles.

seungcheol nods and asks "were you alone in there?"

"no. i was with someone." mingyu felt his cheeks turn red at the thought.

"oh really? who then?"

mingyu looked behind him and sees wonwoo talking to his room mates. he was smiling shyly and tugging on his sweater again. mingyu pointed and smiled "him."

and almost as if wonwoo heard him, wonwoo turned around to look at mingyu. he gave him a smile. the same smile mingyu loved. the same smile that made his wait inside the elevator, worth it.